The Metamorphosis Themes Quiz
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka · 5 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 4 min
Test your knowledge of The Metamorphosis with 5 themes questions with answers and explanations — the big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novella.
The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Drawn from the whole novella — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Theme · Difficulty: Challenge, Standard
The Metamorphosis Themes questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- What is most striking about how the story treats the transformation itself?
A doctor explains it as an illness · Gregor finds a cure by the end · It turns out to be only a dream · No one ever asks how or why it happened
- What happens when the father bombards Gregor with apples?
Gregor escapes through the kitchen door · Grete stops him before a single one hits · One lodges in his back and never comes out · Gregor is startled back into human form
- How does the family spend the day after Gregor's death?
Arranging a grand funeral for him · On a tram trip to the country, full of hope · Searching the flat for his savings · Apologising to the lodgers in turn
- What does the story suggest about Gregor's value to his family?
It rested on his good nature · It depended on the money he brought home · It grew once he could not work · It was the same before and after
- What does the ending suggest about the family's future?
They will thrive now that Gregor is gone · They will never recover from their loss · They will sell the flat and split up · They will search for a cure for others
More The Metamorphosis practice: all The Metamorphosis quizzes · characters quiz · themes quiz · plot recall quiz · read The Metamorphosis free
Written in German (Die Verwandlung); English translations differ, so questions describe events rather than quote a translation.
Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
Frequently asked questions
Is this The Metamorphosis Themes quiz free?
Yes. All 5 questions are free with answers and explanations. Play online with instant feedback, or print it as a test with an answer key — no sign-up needed.
What does the The Metamorphosis Themes quiz cover?
5 themes questions drawn from every part of The Metamorphosis. The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. It tests theme at challenge, standard level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole novella, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
Yes. Print it with the answer key for a reading check, homework or revision lesson, or share the link so students can take it online.
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